Turkey conducting 10,000 investigations of social media users following 1,600 arrests

Turkey conducting 10,000 investigations of social media users following 1,600 arrests

by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2016 In the six months since the failed coup attempt, Turkey has arrested more than 1,600 people and is investigating at least 10,000 others who are accused of supporting terror groups or insulting Turkish officials on social media. Social media access is frequently restricted or cut off in Turkey to […]

Egypt’s Sisi plans to replace uneducated police conscripts

Egypt’s Sisi plans to replace uneducated police conscripts

Special to WorldTribune.com Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi plans to overhaul the nation’s police and security forces. Under a plan drafted by Sisi, uneducated conscripts will be replaced by applicants to the new “police assistant” grade who are trained in modern policing techniques, the Interior Ministry announced. Applicants for the new police assistant force must […]